NiD 29
Enable an agent to recognise the NiD 29 aircraft type, distinguish its configurations, and identify the evidence needed to assess an associated airframe and proposed intervention.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
6 bundles · 11 layers · 16 findings · 26 questions
Designation and family boundary Establish what the registry's short name denotes and how related designations attach to it.
Registry name resolution
Connect the abbreviated registry label to documentary aircraft identities.
NiD 29 identity evidence
Require documentary support for expanding NiD 29 to a particular aircraft type.
- Which registry identifier or original import record establishes that NiD 29 denotes Nieuport-Delage NiD 29? provenance
- Which contemporary designation spellings and suffixes refer to the same type? definition
Variants and production
Separate versions, licensed production and independently designated relatives.
Inclusion of related designations
Make inclusion depend on documented type relationships and registry granularity.
- Which licensed or national designations identify NiD 29 production rather than a distinct development? boundary
- Which racing, experimental or mission-modified aircraft belong within this entry, and what evidence supports each inclusion? boundary
Airframe recognition and construction Describe the geometry and structural evidence that identify a NiD 29 configuration.
Wing and tail geometry
Compare the complete lifting-surface arrangement with authenticated drawings.
Configuration recognition
Establish version-specific wing proportions, bracing, control surfaces and tail outlines.
- Which wing, strut, aileron and tail features distinguish the documented NiD 29 version from other Nieuport fighters? definition
- What span, wing area and overall dimensions are supported by a drawing or measurement for that version? measurement
Structural materials and joints
Resolve the construction of fuselage, wings and load-transmitting connections.
Construction and condition evidence
Identify original structural methods before judging deterioration or replacement work.
- Which drawings establish the fuselage shell, internal members, wing materials and joining methods? provenance
- Which material-specific deterioration mechanisms must an assessor investigate at NiD 29 wing attachments, bracing and fuselage joints? action
Propulsion and aircraft controls Connect the installed powerplant and pilot controls to the documented NiD 29 version.
Engine, propeller and cooling
Identify the propulsion assembly and its installation interfaces.
Verified propulsion configuration
Require a matched engine, propeller, mounting and cooling specification.
- Which engine subtype, power-rating conditions and propeller specification apply to the claimed NiD 29 version? provenance
- Which radiator arrangement, coolant capacity and fuel and oil requirements are documented for that installation? measurement
Cockpit and control linkages
Establish the installed pilot interfaces and their connection to aircraft systems.
Control completeness
Assess cockpit fidelity and control continuity against NiD 29 documentation.
- Which instruments, engine controls and flight-control linkages are documented for this cockpit configuration? definition
- What source establishes the required inspection of control travel, rigging and system isolation before a proposed ground activity? action
Mission fit and performance Qualify equipment and performance by version, loading and historical evidence.
Mission-equipment attribution
Record the equipment actually supported for a particular configuration.
Documented equipment fit
Separate specified, installed, removed and reproduced mission equipment.
- Which armament, sights and other mission fittings are supported by records for this NiD 29 configuration? provenance
- Does an unusual external fitting indicate a documented conversion, a separate derivative or a later restoration addition? boundary
Performance evidence
Keep measured performance distinct from permissible operating limits.
Comparable performance records
Attach aircraft configuration and test conditions to every performance claim.
- At what mass, altitude, engine setting and equipment fit were the reported speed, climb and endurance obtained? measurement
- Which figures describe trials or records, and which are explicitly documented operating limitations? boundary
Surviving airframes and intervention Specify how NiD 29 type evidence informs assessment of surviving material.
Authenticity and restoration
Link physical components to documented manufacture and subsequent intervention.
Original and replacement material
Distinguish historically attributable components from substitutions and reproductions.
- Which serial markings, accession records and restoration reports establish the identity of a claimed NiD 29 airframe? provenance
- Which configuration should a proposed restoration represent, and what evidence supports replacing or retaining conflicting components? action
Activity-specific assessment
Identify evidence needed before moving, supporting, running or operating an associated airframe.
Permitted intervention evidence
Require current instance-level assessment informed by the actual NiD 29 configuration.
- What verified NiD 29 lifting, support or towing information applies to the surviving structure and undercarriage? action
- Which current inspection records and activity-specific authorisations support the proposed intervention on this particular airframe? action
Evidence and external alignment What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.
Reported evidence
Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.
Check these first
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these check these first hold for the sense of NiD 29 this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Identifiers and schemes
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these identifiers and schemes hold for the sense of NiD 29 this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Real-world use
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of NiD 29 this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Failure modes and hazards
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of NiD 29 this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Regional variation
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of NiD 29 this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of NiD 29 this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.OBJ
- Other names and narrower kinds
- NiD 40 C.1, NiD 29 C.1, NiD 33 E.2, Ko-4
What it is Filled
The Nieuport-Delage NiD 29 is a French single-seat, single-engine biplane fighter aircraft developed near the end of the First World War and used by several countries during the interwar period.
In scope
- NiD 29 designation, recognition criteria and documented configuration boundaries
- Airframe geometry, construction and configuration-dependent structural assessment
- Engine, propeller, cooling and cockpit-system identification
- Configuration-qualified performance and historical equipment
- NiD 29-specific evidence needed for conservation, restoration or operational assessment
Out of scope
- General aerodynamics and characteristics inherited from the broader aircraft model
- Independent models of engines, propellers and installed weapons
- Individual aircraft ownership, maintenance logs and accession records
- Histories of manufacturers, air forces and military campaigns
- Separately designated aircraft whose relationship to NiD 29 is only developmental
Why it exists Filled
Enable an agent to recognise the NiD 29 aircraft type, distinguish its configurations, and identify the evidence needed to assess an associated airframe and proposed intervention.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Require a designation-bearing record connecting the aircraft to NiD 29 or Nieuport 29; a generic Nieuport attribution is insufficient. The Smithsonian catalogue includes a Nieuport 29 C1 reference-file entry: [NASM aircraft reference inventory](https://sirismm.si.edu/EADpdfs/NASM.XXXX.1183.A.pdf).
- Check the single-seat biplane silhouette against an authenticated NiD 29 drawing, including wing proportions, struts and tail outline.
- Compare the engine installation, cowling and radiator arrangement with the claimed NiD 29 configuration rather than identifying it from markings alone.
- Match undercarriage and mission equipment to the documented version; unusual equipment requires evidence of a conversion or derivative.
- Distinguish an original airframe, restored composite, replica and scale representation even when each carries NiD 29 markings.
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Present a replica as an original airframe.
- Recommend flying a historic airframe without airworthiness approval.
- Confuse it with other Nieuport or Nieuport-Delage designs.
Only with a human decision
- Restoration decisions that alter original historic material.
May
- Describe the NiD 29's history, operators and records from cited sources.
- Identify surviving examples and replicas from museum records.
Moral aspects Filled
- Historic aircraft carry the memory of the people who built and flew them.
- Restoration choices decide what history survives.
Who is affected
- Museums
- Historians
- Aviation heritage communities
Owners Filled
Steward
The museum or owner holding a surviving example.
Master systems
- Museum collection records
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q18491037 - registry parent class
- Q2125613 - registry parent class
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.nid-29
- Wikidata: Q1508406 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1508406)
Direct properties required Filled
- Designation and configuration attribution: Recorded designation, variant suffix, source and confidence
- Production lineage: Designer, builder, production series and documented licence relationship
- Wing and airframe geometry: Span and length in m; wing area in m²; configuration and measurement basis
- Mass and loading basis: kg, with empty or loaded definition and installed equipment
- Propulsion installation: Engine designation, rated power in kW with original rating, propeller and cooling arrangement
- Documented flight performance: Speed in km/h, altitude in m, climb in m/s and endurance in h, each with test conditions
- Mission-equipment configuration: Documented original, modified, removed, reproduction or unknown equipment
- Linked airframe assessment state: Unassessed, conserved for display, under restoration or independently authorised for a specified activity
Recognition required Filled
- A single-seat biplane fighter with a streamlined, rounded wooden fuselage.
- Two-bay wings of near equal span and an inline engine with a pointed nose.
- National markings vary by the many interwar air forces that used it.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- Classify a candidate aircraft or historical image against documented NiD 29 configurations.
- Associate a drawing, manual or measurement with the correct production version.
- Compare claimed specifications while exposing differences in loading and test conditions.
- Identify configuration mismatches in a proposed restoration.
- Prepare an evidence-based conservation assessment for a linked airframe.
- Route proposed handling, engine running or flight to the appropriate instance-level assessment.
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Fragile historic materials deteriorate without care.
- Misidentification spreads errors in aviation history.
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- The Convention on International Civil Aviation, administered by the International Civil Aviation Organization, requires certificates of airworthiness under Article 31 for civil aircraft engaged in international navigation, which is relevant if a surviving example is operated in that capacity.
Context of use required Filled
- This aircraft type is encountered in accounts of early military aviation, museum collections and historical airframe documentation.
- It served as a fighter during the interwar period and is relevant to studies of aircraft development after the First World War.
- Variant identification and provenance support historical interpretation and conservation decisions.
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q1508406: NiD 29 - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Nieuport-Delage NiD 29 - general description of the item
Open questions
- Does the registry's original source unambiguously identify NiD 29 as Nieuport-Delage NiD 29, and does its scope include all variants?
- Which licensed production names and racing or experimental derivatives belong within this entry rather than neighbouring registry entries?
- Which contemporary manuals and drawings establish construction, engine subtype, cooling layout, controls and maintenance requirements?
- Which configuration-qualified sources reconcile published dimensions, masses and performance figures?
- What surviving airframes or components are documented, and which current condition and restoration records are available?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q1508406/spec.json